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The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire #2
The Cursed Fate of Sabrina Parry
Perfect for fans of Holly Black, this enthralling romantic fantasy brims with dangerous bargains, ruinous romance, and deadly fae intrigue.
Habren Faire saved the fairies. But Sabrina Parry will not be rewarded for it.
Sabrina doesn't live with the fairies. She visits, travelling with borrowed magic and her iron sword, and she has no intention of staying. She has places to be and centuries to travel through.
But when an ancient white dragon begins burning the villages of Gwlad y Tylwyth Teg to the ground, Sabrina's family is in the firing line. The fairy king is nowhere to be found, and Sabrina hasn’t heard from Neirin in months.
Someone has to do something. The problem is, saving the realm the second time around is considerably more complicated than the first. The fairy court is a nest of scheming lords and murderous ambitions, each one watching Sabrina as closely as they're watching the empty throne. And her father – brilliant, but infuriating – is already organizing the villagers for a fight she isn't sure they can win.
As the King's Champion, the people look to Sabrina for answers she doesn't have, in a political game she never agreed to play, on behalf of a crown she doesn't want to represent. All she has is her iron sword, a very bad plan, and the stubborn conviction that someone has to stand between a dragon and the people of the Summer Lands.
It might as well be her.
Get ready to once again lose yourself in the mystical Welsh world of Habren Faire, where danger, political intrigue and romance await you…
Habren Faire saved the fairies. But Sabrina Parry will not be rewarded for it.
Sabrina doesn't live with the fairies. She visits, travelling with borrowed magic and her iron sword, and she has no intention of staying. She has places to be and centuries to travel through.
But when an ancient white dragon begins burning the villages of Gwlad y Tylwyth Teg to the ground, Sabrina's family is in the firing line. The fairy king is nowhere to be found, and Sabrina hasn’t heard from Neirin in months.
Someone has to do something. The problem is, saving the realm the second time around is considerably more complicated than the first. The fairy court is a nest of scheming lords and murderous ambitions, each one watching Sabrina as closely as they're watching the empty throne. And her father – brilliant, but infuriating – is already organizing the villagers for a fight she isn't sure they can win.
As the King's Champion, the people look to Sabrina for answers she doesn't have, in a political game she never agreed to play, on behalf of a crown she doesn't want to represent. All she has is her iron sword, a very bad plan, and the stubborn conviction that someone has to stand between a dragon and the people of the Summer Lands.
It might as well be her.
Get ready to once again lose yourself in the mystical Welsh world of Habren Faire, where danger, political intrigue and romance await you…
- GenresFantasy
416 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 5, 2026
About the author
Anna Fiteni
4 books98 followersAnna Fiteni is an author from Cardiff. She studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick, before going on to the University of Oxford to complete a PGCE. When not writing, Anna enjoys travelling, fashion history, and daydreaming about writing.
Her debut YA fantasy novel, The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire, is due out on August 28th 2025 from Electric Monkey in the UK and on September 9th 2025 from Little, Brown Young Readers in the USA.
Her debut YA fantasy novel, The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire, is due out on August 28th 2025 from Electric Monkey in the UK and on September 9th 2025 from Little, Brown Young Readers in the USA.
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November 14, 2026
Oh how I've loved every second of this journey with Habren Faire 😭
I absolutely adored The Wicked Lies Of Habren Faire, so when it was announced earlier this year that another book was being released you best believe I was so excited to read more. And let me tell you this was an excellent continuation from the first book.
For me I truly just adore Habren Faire/ Sabrina Parry as a character. She has some many complex layers but fitting for someone at her age, in this period of time and with the weight that's been (by some extent due to herself) placed on her shoulders. And this book feels like a deeper dive into who Habren Faire and Sabrina Parry is and what is making her run instead of staying with the life she could have with the fairies.
I love the banter between Habren and Neirin, their playfulness between each other but also a vulnerability that they are trusting to share with each other is so nice to see worked on. I think they both have their own pressures and set backs in this book, but how the navigate them individually but also as a team was really well done.
This book truly makes me want to dive more in Welsh mythologies and stories because just from the snippets mentioned in the book, they sound so rich and full of life. I feel like I could read a whole book on them (I may need to find some books on this now 🤭)
This duolgy (unless Anna wants to make a a third book👀) truly feels like a coming home both times I've read it and these characters will always hold a special place in my heart 😭
I absolutely adored The Wicked Lies Of Habren Faire, so when it was announced earlier this year that another book was being released you best believe I was so excited to read more. And let me tell you this was an excellent continuation from the first book.
For me I truly just adore Habren Faire/ Sabrina Parry as a character. She has some many complex layers but fitting for someone at her age, in this period of time and with the weight that's been (by some extent due to herself) placed on her shoulders. And this book feels like a deeper dive into who Habren Faire and Sabrina Parry is and what is making her run instead of staying with the life she could have with the fairies.
I love the banter between Habren and Neirin, their playfulness between each other but also a vulnerability that they are trusting to share with each other is so nice to see worked on. I think they both have their own pressures and set backs in this book, but how the navigate them individually but also as a team was really well done.
This book truly makes me want to dive more in Welsh mythologies and stories because just from the snippets mentioned in the book, they sound so rich and full of life. I feel like I could read a whole book on them (I may need to find some books on this now 🤭)
This duolgy (unless Anna wants to make a a third book👀) truly feels like a coming home both times I've read it and these characters will always hold a special place in my heart 😭
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September 13, 2026OMG so excited can't wait till November ✨
November 9, 2026
I was so excited when I learned that there would be a sequel to The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire and being back in this world and with these characters truly felt like coming home.
This world that Anna has created reminded me much like the first book did, why I love to read YA fantasy and just how magical it truly can be getting lost in the pages of a book as amazing as this sequel was. The storytelling and wit that Anna has again is truly amazing, it feels like you are part of the story and the journey that these characters go on. Sabrina is still such a fascinating and unique FMC, I love her determination and just how fierce she is and this sequel still delivers an engaging and emotional journey very much like the first book did but instead has now developed into a battle of past, present and future and what it all entails.
The Cursed Fate of Sabrina Parry deals with growing up, the feelings of wanting to belong and creating a lasting home but also accepting the changes and learning to let go and say goodbye. The emotional impact is written in such a beautiful way as it deals with family relationships that are hidden in a past of so much pain but shining through there is also so much love to be found.
This duology will now be one for me to reach for when I am looking for comfort and most of all healing and just remember what an exceptional, emotional and above all an amazing journey it took me on.
This world that Anna has created reminded me much like the first book did, why I love to read YA fantasy and just how magical it truly can be getting lost in the pages of a book as amazing as this sequel was. The storytelling and wit that Anna has again is truly amazing, it feels like you are part of the story and the journey that these characters go on. Sabrina is still such a fascinating and unique FMC, I love her determination and just how fierce she is and this sequel still delivers an engaging and emotional journey very much like the first book did but instead has now developed into a battle of past, present and future and what it all entails.
The Cursed Fate of Sabrina Parry deals with growing up, the feelings of wanting to belong and creating a lasting home but also accepting the changes and learning to let go and say goodbye. The emotional impact is written in such a beautiful way as it deals with family relationships that are hidden in a past of so much pain but shining through there is also so much love to be found.
This duology will now be one for me to reach for when I am looking for comfort and most of all healing and just remember what an exceptional, emotional and above all an amazing journey it took me on.
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